Northumberland sweeps district tournament

Posted on Friday, February 15, 2013 at 11:21 pm

Northumberland now has bragging rights in the Northern Neck after putting on a show in the district tournament this past Friday. With some dramatic finishes to the regular season and in the district tournament, the boys and girls teams are now crowned the 2013 Northern Neck District tournament champions.

Earlier in the tournament, the Lancaster girls’ team settled a season ending tiebreaker with Northumberland to earn the top seed following a 57-46 win on Feb. 11.

The next day, second seeded the Northumberland girls defeated third seeded Colonial Beach (7-3, 15-8 L2) 45-39. Then in second game of the evening, fourth-seeded Essex (4-6, 9-11 L1) fell to top seeded Lancaster, 56-60.

In the boys semifinals, Essex defeated second seeded Lancaster (8-2, 17-4 L1) 50-45 on Feb. 13. Both teams met last year in the tournament with Lancaster winning out in the finals. Following the first game, regular season champion and top seeded Colonial Beach (9-1, 16-7 L1) fell to Northumberland 67-48.

Division 1 and 2 region basketball tournaments will begin the following week. Pairings are expected to be set Feb. 17

Editor’s note: Only four teams to finish with the best records during the regular district season are eligible for the district tournament. Check Northern Neck District Update for current scores and standings. Records as of Feb. 15, 11:30 p.m.